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@uiten tatrs gamut @frn GEORGE JOHNSON AND WILLIAM MILLIKEN, OF SAN FRANCISCO,

CALIFORNIA.

Letters Patent No. 71,622, dated .December 3, 1867.

IMPROVED PAUGET-ATTAGHMENT.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that we, WILLIAM H, MILLIKEN and GEORGE JOHNSON, of the city and `county of San Francisco, and State of California, have invented a new and improved Faucet for Oil and xFluid-Cans; and we do hereby declare the following description and accompanying drawings are snihcient t0 enable any person skilled in the art oiscience yto which it most nearly appertains to make and use oui` said invention or improvement without further invetion or experiment. l p A The nature of-our invention is to provide a faucet of improved construction for drawing oils, fluids, and liquids from tin vessels, and` consists of a supplemental pipe or attachment to the ordinary faucet, one end of -which is screwed into the barrel of the faucet. AAt the opposite end of the extension-pipe are two oblong pieces of metal loosely held by a pin passing transversely through them and the pipe. The extension-pipc passes through a cork considerably larger than the faucet, and when the -whole is coupled together'and screwed up tightly, the two loose pieces of metal are inside ofthe can, at right angles-to the faucet, and the thickness of the can is held between them and the cork, the opposite ends of thc cork being drawn tightly againstthc end of the faucet-barrel, which has a collar or ange around it and the plates. For eifectually attaching our faucet, a hole is rst made withy any pointed instrument in the can or vessel, and the pipe is uncoupled from the barrel and the cork removed, and the two plates held by the fingers in a line horizontalwiththe barrel orkpipe, when they are thrust into the hole in the can,'when by their gravity the plates will take a verticalposition, when lthe cork is put into the pipe and the whole drawn tightly together by turning the faucet. In this manner the thickness of the'side or end of thecan or vessel is held between the platesA and the cork, and the opposite end of the cork is firmly pressed bythe faucet-barrel and collar, and no matter how irregular or large the 'opening in thc can maybe, if it does not exceed the circumference of the cork and length of the plates,-tle fluid will not escape from the vessel. Other materialthan that of the cork might be used, of a soft or yielding nature, and perhaps soft v'ood might answer, but we prefer cork ou account of its cheapness and the ease with which it is 'applied to the pipe. For a further explanation of our invention, reference is had to the accompanying drawings,forming a part of this specification, of which- Figure 1 is a. side elevation. Figure 2 is an end view. The faucet A is of the ordinary construction, the end-ofthe barrel having a col'ar or4 ange, a. The sup-v plemental or extension-pipe B is made considerablysmaller than' the barrel of the faucet, and screws into it by a. tine thread. To the opposite end of this pipe I attach two oblong bevelled plates ot' metal b b by a pin, c, passing transversely through their centres and the pipe. These plates turn loosely on the pin at each side of the plate, from a horizontal to a. perpendicular, and when in a horizontal line with the faucet, one end being heavier than the other, they fa1l` by their gravity, and assume a perpendicular position. Between these plates and the end of the faucet-barrel a space of one inch, more or less, is left for a cork, D, which is considerably larger in diameter than the faucet itself through which the supplemental pipe passes, and when the screw is turned up closely, the cork is held firmly between the end of the barrel and the vessel.

`Having thus described our` invention, what we claim, and d esire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

K The 4faucet A, in combination with the supplemental pipe B, the plates b b, and washer D, all connected and arranged substantially as described and for the purposes set forth. I

I'n witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals.

, GEO. JOHNSON, [1.. s] i W. H. MILLIKEN. [L 5.]

Witnesses:

1 C. W. M. SMITH,

J. L. BOONE. 

